ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN: Global ranking

States were ranked according to the extent to which their legal systems effectively guarantee children’s right to access to justice. For full details on the ranking method, please see the Data and methodology page.

Rank

Country

Country score (out of 261)

% score

1

Belgium

213

81.6

2

Portugal

201.5

77.2

3

Spain

201

77

4

Finland

199.5

76.4

5

Netherlands

198.5

76.1

6

Luxembourg

197.5

75.7

7

Kenya

196.5

75.3

8

Iceland

194

74.3

9

Latvia

191.5

73.4

10

United Kingdom (England & Wales)

190.5

73

11

Argentina

188.5

72.2

12

South Africa

188

72

13

Norway

187

71.6

14

Brazil

186.5

71.5

15

Canada

186

71.3

16

Dominican Republic

185.5

71.1

17

Andorra

184.5

70.7

18

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

183.5

70.3

19

El Salvador

183

70.1

20

Slovenia

181

69.3

21

France

180

69

22

New Zealand

179

68.6

23

Poland

177.5

68

24

Bolivia

177

67.8

=

Croatia

177

67.8

=

Lithuania

177

67.8

27

Colombia

176

67.4

=

Estonia

176

67.4

29

Honduras

175

67

30

Israel

174

66.7

=

Uruguay

174

66.7

32

Bulgaria

173.5

66.5

=

Greece

173.5

66.5

34

Costa Rica

173

66.3

=

Switzerland

173

66.3

36

United Kingdom (Scotland)

172.5

66.1

37

Romania

170.5

65.3

38

Australia

170

65.1

=

Guatemala

170

65.1

40

Hungary

169

64.8

41

Panama

168.5

64.6

42

Mexico

168

64.4

43

India

167

64

44

Ecuador

166

63.6

45

Slovakia

164.5

63

46

Denmark

164

62.8

47

Italy

163.5

62.6

48

Paraguay

163

62.5

49

Cyprus

162.5

62.3

=

Ireland

162.5

62.3

51

Uganda

161

61.7

=

United States

161

61.7

53

Czech Republic

160

61.3

54

Peru

159.5

61.1

=

Sweden

159.5

61.1

=

Turkey

159.5

61.1

57

Togo

156.5

60

58

Philippines

156

59.8

59

Albania

155

59.4

=

Burkina Faso

155

59.4

=

Georgia

155

59.4

=

Moldova, Republic of

155

59.4

63

Bangladesh

154.5

59.2

=

Bosnia and Herzegovina

154.5

59.2

=

Jamaica

154.5

59.2

66

Germany

153.5

58.8

=

Serbia

153.5

58.8

68

Cabo Verde

153

58.6

=

Namibia

153

58.6

=

Nicaragua

153

58.6

71

Austria

151.5

58

72

Kazakhstan

150.5

57.7

=

Macedonia (FYROM)

150.5

57.7

=

Tajikistan

150.5

57.7

75

Venezuela

149

57.1

76

Mauritania

148

56.7

=

Russian Federation

148

56.7

78

Nepal

147

56.3

79

Japan

145

55.6

80

Rwanda

144.5

55.4

=

Ukraine

144.5

55.4

82

Korea, Republic of

143

54.8

83

Djibouti

142.5

54.6

84

Montenegro

142

54.4

85

Bhutan

141.5

54.2

=

Kosovo

141.5

54.2

87

Azerbaijan

139.5

53.4

88

Chad

138.5

53.1

89

Benin

138

52.9

90

Grenada

137

52.5

91

Burundi

136.5

52.3

=

Trinidad and Tobago

136.5

52.3

93

Nigeria

136

52.1

94

Sierra Leone

135.5

51.9

95

Kyrgyzstan

134.5

51.5

96

Chile

134

51.3

=

Papua New Guinea

134

51.3

98

Armenia

133

51

=

Barbados

133

51

100

Guyana

132

50.6

101

Mauritius

131.5

50.4

102

Gabon

130

49.8

=

San Marino

130

49.8

104

Thailand

128.5

49.2

105

Samoa

126.5

48.5

=

Tunisia

126.5

48.5

107

Mali

125.5

48.1

108

Angola

125

47.9

=

Lebanon

125

47.9

110

Saint Lucia

123.5

47.3

111

Belize

122

46.7

=

Ghana

122

46.7

=

Monaco

122

46.7

114

Viet Nam

121.5

46.6

115

Egypt

120

46

116

Fiji

119

45.6

=

Malta

119

45.6

118

Guinea

117.5

45

119

Pakistan

117

44.8

120

Liechtenstein

115.5

44.3

=

Singapore

115.5

44.3

122

Indonesia

115

44.1

123

Democratic Republic of the Congo

113

43.3

=

Sri Lanka

113

43.3

=

Sudan

113

43.3

126

Gambia

112.5

43.1

=

Timor-Leste

112.5

43.1

128

Uzbekistan

112

42.9

129

Bahamas

111

42.5

130

Antigua and Barbuda

107.5

41.2

=

Malaysia

107.5

41.2

=

Vanuatu

107.5

41.2

133

Sao Tome and Principe

106.5

40.8

=

Tanzania

106.5

40.8

135

Botswana

105

40.2

=

Marshall Islands

105

40.2

137

Belarus

103.5

39.7

=

Haiti

103.5

39.7

=

Senegal

103.5

39.7

140

Solomon Islands

102.5

39.3

141

Liberia

101

38.7

=

Yemen

101

38.7

143

Seychelles

100.5

38.5

=

Swaziland

100.5

38.5

145

Dominica

98.5

37.7

=

Myanmar/Burma

98.5

37.7

=

Zimbabwe

98.5

37.7

148

Nauru

96.5

37

149

Afghanistan

95.5

36.6

150

Mongolia

95

36.4

=

Morocco

95

36.4

152

Malawi

94.5

36.2

153

Ethiopia

94

36

=

Kiribati

94

36

=

Lesotho

94

36

156

Comoros

93.5

35.8

=

Palau

93.5

35.8

158

Turkmenistan

93

35.6

159

Madagascar

92.5

35.4

160

Micronesia, Federated States of

92

35.2

=

Syria*

92

35.2

162

China

91.5

35.1

=

Suriname

91.5

35.1

164

Cameroon

91

34.9

165

Tonga

90

34.5

166

Cambodia

89.5

34.3

167

Libya

89

34.1

168

Bahrain

88.5

33.9

169

Algeria

86

33

=

South Sudan

86

33

171

Niger

85.5

32.8

172

Central African Republic

84.5

32.4

173

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

82.5

31.6

174

Congo

82

31.4

=

Iraq

82

31.4

176

Tuvalu

81.5

31.2

177

Mozambique

81

31

178

Saint Kitts and Nevis

79

30.3

179

Qatar

76.5

29.3

180

Zambia

74.5

28.5

181

Saudi Arabia

74

28.4

182

Iran, Islamic Republic of

73.5

28.2

183

Guinea-Bissau

72.5

27.8

184

Laos

71

27.2

185

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

68.5

26.2

186

Jordan

67

25.7

187

Brunei Darussalam

66

25.3

188

Oman

62.5

23.9

189

Cote d'Ivoire

61.5

23.6

=

Maldives

61.5

23.6

191

United Arab Emirates

59.5

22.8

192

Kuwait

54.5

20.9

193

Cuba

46.5

17.8

194

Somalia

45

17.2

195

Occupied Palestinian Territories**

41

15.7

196

Eritrea

34.5

13.2

197

Equatorial Guinea

30

11.5

* Based on the pre-2011 legal system (i.e. does not take into account the consequences of the ongoing conflict in the country), as this was the only information available. For context, please refer to Part V. Additional factors of the country report.
** The methodological criteria have been systematically applied to all States; the OPT's ranking, being the only occupied territory in the list, was more adversely affected in this regard than all of the others. For context, please refer to Part V. Additional factors of the country report.